Though municipal elections in South Africa are only due in November, Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba have already declared their bids for Johannesburg mayor, in a city neither of their parties has ever ...

ActionSA’s mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has accused his rival DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille of collapsing the City of Johannesburg’s administration. This comes as the two political heavyweights ...

ActionSA leader and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba says one of his first acts in office, if elected, would be to collapse key municipal entities including City Power and Joburg Water.

It was not surprising when ActionSA unveiled Herman Mashaba as its Joburg mayoral candidate this past weekend. In truth, the party is inseparable from its leader: members of the selection committee ...

In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From ...

Herman Mashaba and Helen Zille have a fewthings in common. The most important – especially for voters going to the local government polls later this year – is their boundless confidence, even ...

Byron Pillay, a Briefly News journalist, has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal ...

JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says he has unfinished business in Johannesburg. Mashaba has been named the party's mayoral candidate for the City of Gold in the upcoming Local ...

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba at the party’s announcement of its Johannesburg mayoral candidate on 21 February 2026 at the Orlando Community Hall in Soweto. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN ActionSA’s newly ...

Former Johannesburg mayor and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has officially put his name forward to contest the mayorship of South Africa’s economic hub, setting up a high-profile race for control of ...

Action SA has announced that its party leader, Herman Mashaba, will stand as its mayoral candidate in Joburg for the coming local elections. The party announced Mashaba as its candidate on Saturday, ...